What's your home thermostat set at?

[VeganBikeChick]

I really don't want to turn on my heat this year, was stubborn last year and didn't turn it on at all. I'm finding that I'm more cold this year, though. Earlier winter? Colder sooner? Who knows....

Anyway, I'm at home and the current temp in my place is 62. I'm layered up and cozy under blankets, but geez it's cold when I leave my blanket fort!

What do you keep your home's thermostat set to?

[newfsmith]

A lot warmer than when we first bought our house in 1976. Daytime we're set at 66, night set back is 60. That is luxerious compared to 1976 when the daytime temp was 55and nights were 50. If it was sunny out it was usually warmer on our porch than in our house.

[Crankin]

68 in the day and 58 at night. I admit when it's really cold (like less than 20) I jack the heat up to 70 for a bit. My house is well insulated, new windows, roof etc, so our gas usage has been "as low as the most frugal customers in our neighborhood" that the company sends us stats on.
I don't mind the cold when I am outside dressed for it, but I hate being cold in my house. I guess it comes from living in the Sunbelt for so long. Our energy usage is very low compared to most I know, so it's fine with me.

[pll]

Mine is set at 62 during the day, 60 at night. I have only one thermostat for my entire apartment and it is in the coldest room (floor to ceiling windows on two sides of the room); the temperature in my living room tends to remain between 66 and 68 degrees.

I keep a humidifier running all the time once the temperature drops. I feel that helps with the temperature (and my skin and wooden furniture also enjoy the humidity).

A ceiling fan also helps with better air distribution. When at home, I tend wear socks and a light fleece pullover.

[limewave]

68. We have a small house. Our bedroom is in a converted attic and it is FREEZING. We have an electric blanket we turn on an hour before bedtime, otherwise the cold is almost unbearable.

Our heating bill in the winter is around $75-$90.

[grey]

62 - all the time, except on the coldest nights, then we might set it at 55. We are so spoiled - we have a woodstove so lots of times, it's 73 in the living room.

[Grits]

Yikes. I'm not even going to say what mine is set on after those posts.

[Blueberry]

We're 64-65 in the daytime and 58 at night. I love to sleep cold - but I have been warming it up a bit more some days (I work from home, and we're both home a lot).

The summer is when I have more call to be embarrassed. I cannot do hot!

[Owlie]

The insulation in my apartment sucks. What's nice is that I can control the bedroom and the living area separately. I leave the bedroom heating off and keep the door close until just before I want to take a shower, then turn it up to 70, then back down to 60 before I go to bed. I do the same thing with the living room--it gets turned off when I leave for the day, then I turn it up to 70 for a bit and back down to 60. Then I turn it off at night.

[OakLeaf]

67 at the thermostat, which keeps the temperature at 64 in most of the rooms.

I'm consistently freezing at bedtime, so setting it down at night isn't an option. I've been sleeping in two layers of wool on top and one layer wool longjohns or sweatpants, wool socks, wool cap, four blankets, and it's not even cold outside...

[Pax]

74 when we're home, 67 when we leave and at night.

[Owlie]

67 at the thermostat, which keeps the temperature at 64 in most of the rooms.

I'm consistently freezing at bedtime, so setting it down at night isn't an option. I've been sleeping in two layers of wool on top and one layer wool longjohns or sweatpants, wool socks, wool cap, four blankets, and it's not even cold outside...

My mom made me a bag of rice sewn out of one of my grandmother's old cloth napkins, with a flannel cover. Stick in microwave for 1-1.5 minutes, and voila! toasty warm feet!
(Also the giant super-warm comforter helps...)

[tangentgirl]

Hmm. We are usually between 70-75. And I wear sweaters and socks and stuff.

For some reason, being cold is just one of the worst feelings in the world to me. I don't think we spend that much on gas, maybe around $50 a month in the winter. (I pay the electric, not the gas, so I'm not sure.)

[Catrin]

It varies according to hot flashes. If I am feeling particularly warm that day then the thermostat is around 64-65 when I am home, 70 if my inner heater isn't working that day. When I leave home for the day I set it at 60-63. At night I set it between 60-65.

I hate being cold, and I am still wrapping up when it is at 70. I seem to be another one who is better with being hot than cold.

[Brandi]

ours is set at 68 most of the time but if it get's chilly we turn it to 70. Our house well insulated so the heat stays in really well.